Psalms of David Psalms in Book 1 (Psalms 1 to 41) are mostly personal songs, so I will be looking at how they apply to us personally. Social and communal aspects of life and work do not come in until the later books of psalms. The first part of. "Be angry, and do not sin," …
Tag: Truth
Empowering Honesty
Lies, damn lies and YouTube I awoke in Tuesday morning last week to see a long rant about face masks on Twitter. Not someone not wanting to wear one, but someone complaining that his mother, a former nurse who had had to wear masks at work was telling him of the dangers of masks and …
I’m disappointed #BlackLivesMatter
Whatever happened to the God who is against injustice? Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, Sunday 7th June 2020 I love my church. My inner SJW (Social Justice Warrior) is disappointed. I think there was an opportunity missed this week. So I have waited for two hours between the end of the service to pray and let …
Names of God – Part 20
YHWH El-Emunah Names of God - Part 20 The Faithful, strong LORD God YHWH is the actual name of God, revealed to Moses. In English, it is usually spelt Yahweh or Jehovah, in many Bible translations it is written as LORD (in all capitals or small capitals). El is a Hebrew word meaning God. The …
Names of God – Part 19
YHWH El Emeth Names of God -Part 19 LORD God of truth or LORD God is faithful YHWH is the actual name of God, revealed to Moses. In English, it is usually spelt Yahweh or Jehovah, in many Bible translations it is written as LORD (in all capitals or small capitals). El means God. YHWH El …
Proctor, Gamble and Truth
This is one of the blogs that was written in draft form about two months ago, but never got round to publishing due to the exhaustion I was suffering at the time. Sorry P&G In the early 1990s I was told by a Christian friend to boycott Procter and Gamble products as the company gave …
Truth
Nice sermon, Vicar. Said often enough in churches, yet when asked what they dislike about Church one of the biggies that always comes up is boring sermons. Yet those who preach seem to be unaware that maybe they are among those who add to Sunday morning tedium. It's all down to dishonesty Which is sad, …
Truth and persecution
Two stories from the news this week concerning the Christian church undergoing persecution. The first concerns Fr Tom Uzhunnalil who was kidnapped from an old people's home on 4 March 2016 in a raid that killed 4 nuns and 20 others. The religious organisation that Fr Tom belonged to, the Missionaries of Charity, and the diocese of …
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Goodbye 40 blogs of Lent, day 18 Setting the scene: A quick run through of John Chapter 13; Jesus is in his last week, and in the same evening has ashed his disciple's feet, predicted that Judas will betray him and given the command to the disciples that they should love each other in the …
Making an ass of myself 